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ASIC bans convicted broker

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
ASIC has banned a mortgage broker from engaging in credit activities and from providing financial services for 10 years following her conviction for loan fraud. In September 2014 and following an ASIC investigation, Shashi Kanta Prasad, also known as ...

CBA shares down on flat profit

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... under administration by seven per cent. The bank said its credit quality remained sound, with arrears in its retail, home loan and credit card portfolio flat compared to a year ago, though personal loan arrears had increased.

We don't need financial advice: Gen Y

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
More than 80% of university educated, well paid Generation Y professionals don't think they need financial advice according to a recent study by KPMG. The study, which sought the views of more than 1,400 Australian KPMG employees between 18 and 30-years-old ...

BOQ provides exclusive banking solution to AFA members

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
... bespoke banking service to members. The service provides a "holistic banking package" which includes a variable fixed home loan allowing members to borrow over 80% LVR without paying lenders mortgage insurance. It also includes the BOQ Specialist One ...

MyState appoints head of broker services

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... Westpac, mainly in mortgage distribution management roles, including state manager, Queensland and NSW for Westpac's home loan partnership business. "Sandi brings substantial retail and intermediary experience which will help us to build on the significant ...

One third of first home buyers are investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
Contrary to first home buyers being frozen out of the residential property market, evidence is mounting that many of them are just shifting how they access the market. Concerns about first home buyers (FHB) being denied access to the residential property ...

Mortgage Choice appoints CEO

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2015
Mortgage Choice has appointed a senior MLC executive as its new chief executive officer. John Flavell will commence his role on April 7, 2015 after setting aside some time to spend with his family. He was previously the executive general manager, wealth ...

Gold Coast advice firm enters EU over misleading ads

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... (ASIC). The regulator found that from January 2012 to July 2014 Equanimity advertised that consumers could pay off their home loan in a very short amount of time. "Pay off your 25 year home loan in less than 5 years," one Equanimity advertisement claimed. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher after Wall Street rose on upbeat US consumer confidence. The US consumer confidence index has leapt from 89.0 in September to 94.5 in October, giving US equities a solid boost overnight. The positive sentiment ...

RBA should take action on negative gearing: AUI

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
The Reserve Bank of Australia should take action to address the current distortions over investment housing and negative gearing, Australian Unity Investments (AUI) chief executive David Bryant said. Bryant argued that addressing the issues around negative ...